Students in a teacher education program examine motifs within a fairy tale. Using that information, they discuss how the motifs can reflect the culture of the country of origin of the fairy tale. Using the internet, they research...

Second graders participate in a review of how to use rulers and yard sticks while collecting measurement information. They measure assigned body parts and chart the data on collection sheets. They make a spreadsheet with the information...

Students are introduced to the role of the Federal Reserve. In groups, they discover the three functions of money and discuss the most common forms of payment used in society today. They develop a survery to give to the local community...

Students study the development and future of Coon Rapids, Minnesota. They navigate through learning activities about the development and predict future growth of Coon Rapids.

Students explore the concept of graphing data. In this graphing data lesson, students determine the percentage of sugar in bubble gum. Students graph type of gum vs. sugar percentage. Students create a table of their data.

Students explore the concept of measurement.  In this measurement lesson, students collect data about themselves such as height, finger length, neck circumference, foot length, and other body measurements.  Students cut squares...

Students design an innovation that could help their community. In this technology lesson plan, students identify problems that could be solved by innovation. They present their ideas in class.

Students use position words to describe where their teacher is sitting and read a story that makes use of position words. In this spatial lesson, students make a stick puppet and play Simon Says focusing on using position words in the...

Fourth graders study food processing and distribution. For this food processing lesson, 4th graders investigate various methods of food preservation. Students study methods of food distribution.

Sixth graders explore differences between European agriculture and American agriculture. In this agriculture lesson, 6th graders investigate the role that cultural differences play in agriculture and how these cultural differences affect...

Part I of a four-part professional development tutorial on creating a flipped classroom. Become the commander of your classroom as you incorporate these new ideas and techniques into your teaching toolkit.

Part III of a four-part professional development tutorial on creating a flipped classroom. Learn how to manage objectives, assessments and lessons through new technologies and innovations.

This UNESCO handbook for teachers delves into information and communication technologies in schools. Scroll down through the pdf document to pages 5 through 8 for a list of specific topics included in this extensive resource.

Part IV of a four-part professional development tutorial on creating a flipped classroom. Your students will never learn the same once you understand how to incorporate the technology they use on a daily basis.

Teacher preparation, and especially technology teacher preparation, is the focus here; the differences from a preparation for a classroom are explored through educational literature and research.

What's the difference between Palms, Handsprings, and other hand held devices? This site presents the answer to this and many other questions about these technologies. If you want to know what they are and how you might use them, visit...

Introduce the flipped classroom to teachers who may be unfamiliar with the topic and educate them on the concept. Apply flipping classroom theory in lesson planning and delivery, create a personal philosophy related to this strategy, and...

Introduce the flipped classroom to teachers who may be unfamiliar with the topic and educate them on the concept. Apply flipping classroom theory in lesson planning and delivery, create a personal philosophy related to this strategy, and...

Introduce the flipped classroom to teachers who may be unfamiliar with the topic and educate them on the concept. Apply flipping classroom theory in lesson planning and delivery, create a personal philosophy related to this strategy, and...

A brief article with some excellent ideas on how to incorporate Minecraft into the classroom. (Published April 13, 2012)

This lesson plan takes a systems thinking approach to understanding the place of artificial intelligence (AI) as a component within solutions to real-world problems.

Student groups explore scientific breakthroughs and the development of technologies that eventually led to asteroid discovery aboard the Dawn space mission. Learning module components include jigsaw reading, model building, math...

This lesson describes how to integrate personal devices in the classroom.

Peter Skewes-Cox, and Dr. Graham Ruby, both in the DeRisi lab, explain state-of-the-art DNA sequencing and bioinformatic technologies. [6:36]